Conferences

DECA conferences provide an avenue for students to showcase their individual ability and earn individual achievement. The conference agendas focuses on marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and entrepreneurship. DECA conferences also provide students the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and network with fellow students and industry leaders from across the state, region, and nation.

All dates listed include travel dates - Click for more information on all DECA Conferences

Fall Leadership and State Officer Election Conference

October 16-17, 2016 | Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri
State Registration Information | Online Registration Link  - Updated August of 2016

FUTURE FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE DATES

October 15-16, 2017 | Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, MO
October 14-15, 2018 | Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, MO

Central Region Leadership Conference

November 18-20, 2016 | Indianapolis, Indiana

State Career Development Conference

March 12-14, 2017 | Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri
State Registration Information | Online Registration Link  - Updated December of 2016

March 11-13, 2018 | Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri

International Career Development Conference
(Dates below include Travel Dates for Conference)

April 25-30, 2017 | Anaheim, California​
ICDC Registration Information | More Information from DECA, Inc. - Updated February of 2016

FUTURE DATES OF DECA ICDC

April 20-25, 2018 | Atlanta, Georgia
April 26-May 1, 2019 | Orlando, Florida
April 28-May 3, 2020 | Nashville, Tennessee

Note: The requirement for our adult-student ratio attending the International Career Development Conference is one to five.